Why he rocks: And we come down to the final Robot Master. Our winner has a habit for slicing his way through the competition. You could say he's a cut above the rest. Who else but the inimitable Cut Man could earn the number one slot on our countdown?

Cut Man wins not just because of his status as being the best among a classic group of Robot Masters. He left a mark upon the series that exists to this day. Perhaps more than any other Robot Master, he's appeared in numerous spinoff projects and sequels. Capcom can't seem to let go of Cut Man, and we don't blame them one bit.

It's funny, because Cut Man is a tad goofy, both in appearance and in execution. He's a robot with a pair of scissors on his head. When he throws his scissor blades, they fly around like a boomerang and return to him. It sounds dumb, but it made for one of the most challenging bosses in the original game, and, by extension, the entire series.

Cut Man's infernal scissors can make life very difficult and short. Each blade stands the chance of hitting Mega Man twice before it returns home. Plus, Cut Man loves to unleash them at an almost constant rate. Frankly, he'd be nigh-unstoppable if it weren't for the oddly-placed boulders in his room. This is the gamer's cue to unleash Guts Man's Super Arm and crush the life out of Cut Man. It takes a #3 Robot Master to defeat a #1.

Scissorhands my ass.

Cut Man doesn't seem to hold this betrayal against Guts Man. Together, they are the only two to appear in every episode of the Mega Man cartoon series. Even compared to his oversized buddy, Cut Man stands tall. He's proven to be the most endearing and enduring of the numerous Robot Masters, and this is his ultimate reward.